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Police dedicate officer to Sconset, Tom Nevers

(June 19, 2014)
The Nantucket Police Department on Monday began dedicating an officer to patrol Sconset and Tom Nevers for the summer season. Chief William Pittman made the decision to dedicate patrols on the east end of the island after meeting with representatives of the Sconset Civic Association and Tom Nevers Neighborhood Association and residents of the area.

Over the past several years there has been an increase in the number of reports related to traffic and noise in Sconset and Tom Nevers, Lt. Angus MacVicar said.The associations and police believe a dedicated officer will be able to address the concerns before they become serious problems. Police officers routinely patrol the area but are not specifically assigned there. They are frequently pulled away to answer calls for service in other parts of the island. The dedicated patrol will no longer be pulled from the area, MacVicar said.